beggar's ticks

短语

鬼针

别名

beggartick beggar-ticks beggarticks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The bur marigold (Bidens spp.) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns that adhere to clothing.

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词汇关系

词源

Possibly named due to the seeds adhering to clothing and resembling ticks on the clothes of beggars.

来源:wiktionary